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As of lunch time today I've been unable to post normally. I posted a message in the thread started in Out and About with Lannyman8 and Minstrel's trip, shortly after I've been unable to write anything, PMs or whatever. I'm writing this now by changing the style to 'Mobile'. The only other...

Hi folks, I've just been reading through the excellent thread about the fifteen or less competition. Now I fancy having a go at this myself, but by my reckoning the two months for the competition is up this weekend so I've missed my chance to be involved in that and judging by the number of...

Today I took my youngest lad out for a short wander along our local river. Nothing fancy, but we managed to see a few bits and pieces. I've been meaning to get a shot of some Plantain for my own flora and fauna album, this'll do. This land snail caught my eye, I don't recall seeing...

This morning I set off to where I keep my bees with the intention of destroying a colony of wasps who'd made their home in my bait hive. While I dislike killing wasps because they have their place and as carnivorous insect they eat a lot of flies, but as they have started to take a real...

Hi folks, Just got back from a wander with the small one. We called in to our church yard to see what wild flowers are about now it's being actively managed to encourage the flowers and was pleasantly surprised to see lots of Cinnabar moths. Even more pleased with how a couple of shots of...

Hi folks, A couple of shots of Orchids for you. These plants are only a few feet apart yet appear to both be Common Spotted Orchids, well at least they do to me. I find it odd that two examples of the same variety should differ so within such a short distance. I guess it's just...

Hi folks, thought I'd share this with you. It's really nothing fancy, but a 5 metre square builders tarp from Bradshaws and the two halves of my canoe pole with spikes fitted to locate through eyelets. Some bungy cord made into peg loops to take the shock from wind buffeting and some cord...

I've been passing these plants for a few years now and have just found time to stop for a few photos as I thought folks here might find them of interest. I've always thought of them as being cotton plants, but looking cotton up this appears to be incorrect. Does anyone here recognise them...

Just been reading this and thought you might like it too. This book by Julie and Miki Collins tells of their life as trappers in the modern world. At twenty four they became full time trappers on an eight hundred square mile trapline in Alaska. Traveling by dogsled, canoe, light aircraft...

I've just followed a link here from the 'It isn't easy being green' forum. Really chuffed to find you, so thought I'd sign up and say hi. As I've been messing about outdoors since I was a kid fishing, sailing, canoeing, hiking etc. Discovered Ray Mears books in the eighties and started...